China Business Workshop - Fall

China Business Workshop, Fall 2008 Syllabus

Monday, September 29
NO WORKSHOP MEETING TODAY

Friday, October 3
Readings: None
Assignments:
Bring a deck of playing cards to the workshop. We will participate in two exercises today: "What's in a Name?" and "the Five Tricks Card Game".

Monday October 6 -
Reading:
Chapters I - VI, Tzu, Sun, The Art of War, translated by Samuel B. Griffith, pp. 167-204. In: McNeilly, Mark. (1996) Sun Tzu and the Art of Business. Oxford University Press.

Assignment:
Write a one-page proposal on how to adapt the Five Tricks card game for a forty-person session, taking at least 60 minutes including introduction, multiple rounds of game play, and debriefing. The goal is how to make the game more interesting, educational, fun, involving, or whatever else you think should be added (or dropped) from the experience.

Alternatively, write your one-page paper on the Sun Tzu readings you made so far.
Due date for the first workshop paper will be Friday, October 10. Submit online, please (hardcopies accepted this week only, if you prefer). We will vote on the best proposal at a later date.

Friday October 10 -
Reading:
Chapters VI - XIII, Tzu, Sun, The Art of War, translated by Samuel B. Griffith, pp. 205-250. In: McNeilly, Mark. (1996) Sun Tzu and the Art of Business. Oxford University Press.
Assignment: First Workshop paper due.

Monday October 13 -
Assignment:
For today, read Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2, pp. 3-39. McNeilly, Mark (1996) Sun Tzu and the Art of Business. Oxford University Press.

Friday October 17 -
Assignment: Workshop prep paper Week 3 due.
For today, read Chapters 3, 4 and 5, pp. 40-116. McNeilly, Mark (1996) Sun Tzu and the Art of Business. Oxford

University Press.
We will also discuss a final version of the Five Tricks card game for use in the main program today.

Monday October 20 -
Assignment:
For today, read Chapters 6 and 7, Notes and Suggested Readings, pp. 117-166. McNeilly, Mark (1996) Sun Tzu and the Art of Business. Oxford University Press.

Friday October 25 -
Assignment: Workshop prep paper Week 4 due.
For today, read Introduction, pp. 1-13. Peterson, Brooks (2004) Cultural Intelligence. Intercultural Press.
We will also talk about running and debriefing the students in the main program in the Five Tricks card game.

Monday October 27 -
Assignment:
For today, read Chapter 1, pp. 15-62. Peterson, Brooks (2004) Cultural Intelligence. Intercultural Press.

Friday October 31 -
Assignment: Workshop prep paper Week 5 due.
For today, read Chapter 2, pp. 63-85. Peterson, Brooks (2004) Cultural Intelligence. Intercultural Press.

Monday November 3 -
For today, read Chapter 3, pp. 87-105. Peterson, Brooks (2004) Cultural Intelligence. Intercultural Press.

Friday November 7 -
NO WORKSHOP TODAY - Academic Retreat

Monday November 10 -
For today, read Chapter 4 and 5, pp. 107-176. Peterson, Brooks (2004) Cultural Intelligence. Intercultural Press.

Friday November 14 -
Assignment: Workshop prep paper Week 7 due.
For today, read Chapter 6, pp. 177-219. Peterson, Brooks (2004) Cultural Intelligence. Intercultural Press.

Monday November 17 -
Reading - Social Embeddedness
Granovetter, Mark. (1985) "Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness" The American Journal of Sociology, (Vol. 91, No. 3), pp. 481-510. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2780199

Friday November 21 -
Finish reading Granovetter.
Assignment: Workshop prep paper Week 8 due.
THANKSGIVING BREAK

Monday December 1 -
In-Class Essay Evaluation (two hours)
Open book - bring any assigned readings you'd like from workshop and program.

Friday, December 5
Negotiation Briefing/Preparation

Monday December 8 -
NO CLASS

Thursday, December 11 -
Negotiation Exercise - All Day
Location tba

Friday, December 12 -
Negotiation Exercise / Debriefing - All Day
Location tba